Watch holder



Sept. 23. 1924.

P. H. NOLTING WATCH HOLDER Filed Jan. 4. 1923 ATTO/WHS Patented Sept. 23, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE.

:PHILIP I-I. NOLTING, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

WATCH HOLDER.

Application filed January 4, 1923.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PHTLH I-I. NoLTiNG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and `State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Watch Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to containers for attaching in pockets or the like for receiving articles that it is desired to store in the pockets, and was primarily designed for containing watches.

If a watch is carried in the pocket without being attached to the garment by means of a chain or other similar means there is great danger of dropping the watch out of the pocket when the garment is being taken.

off or put on. Also in stooping over, while working or exercising, the watch is likely to slide out of the pocket and receive great damage in its fall to the earth.

The general object of this invention is the provision of a simple and eiiicient device for attaching in a pocket to receive a Watch or other similar article to retain the same in the pocket.

This object is accomplished by providing a casing of resilient material shaped to contain a watch, having an opening cut in one side for allowing the insertion of the watch into the casing, provided with means adjacent the opening for gripping the watch stem to hold it against movement, and fixing r on the casing means for attaching it to a fabric.

This and other objects of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the watch protector;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the watch protector showing the means for attaching it in a pocket;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the watch protector showing the means for gripping the watch stem to hold the watch against movement;

Figure 4c is a view, showing the protector positioned in a pocket witha watch partially inserted into the same;

Figure 5 is a section through the watch Serial No. 610,612.

protector, showing it placed in a pocket and containing a watch.

Referring to the above-mentioned drawings, the invention includes two dish-shaped members 10 and 11 having rims 12 and 13, respectively. Portions of the rims 12 and 13 are cut away at 14 and 15, respectively. The dish-shaped sections'lO and 11 are then placed together, facing one another, with the rim of section 11 litting into the rim or section 10 and the cut-away portions in alinement forming an opening 25. The rims of these sections are then fastened together in any satisfactory manner as by the use of glue, shown at 22 in 'Figure 5. The casing formed by placing these sections together is shaped to contain a watch, and the opening 25 is of such a size that a watch 23 may be inserted through the same into the casing. Usually the casing would be made from some material such as Celluloid so that the walls are resilient to facilitate the insertion of the watch.

Notches 16 and 17 are out in the rims of the sections 10 and 11, respectively, leaving projections 18 and 19 between them and the opening 25. These notches 16 and 17 register with one another, forming an opening. Vhen the watch has been placed in the casing it is rotated, swinging the stem 24 between the projections 1S and 19. Since the walls of the casing are resilient the stem may be passed between the projections without any trouble. In order to attach the casing in the pocket a safety pin 21 is projected under a strap 20 raised from the wall of the section 10.

Referring to Figure 1, the casing is shown fastened in a pocket 26. A watch 23 is shown partially projected through the opening 25. After the watch has been projected completely into the casing it is rotated to the right, as shown by the dotted lines, carrying the stem 24: betwen the pron jections 18 and 19. These projections serve to lock the watch against movement in the casing. Many different constructions of this device might be made and some might be constructed with a lining to protect the watch from the wall of the container.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated since manifestly the same can he considerably varied Without departing from the spirit of the invention asl defined in the appended claims.

Claims:

1. A Watch protector of the character described made of resilient material, comprisingtwo dished sections having rim portions presenting opposed cut-outs, said sections facing inward with the cntsouts in alinement and fixed together forming a casing, said cut-outs forming an opening for allowing the insertion of a Wlatch, meansjadjacent'- one end of' saidI openingfor gripping the Wat-ch' stem to hold it aga-inst movement,

and means attached to one ot 'he sections for fastening the casing in a pocket.

2. A Watch holder of the character described-,comprising a casing having resilient Wall's shaped to contain a Watch and having an opening cnt in its side for allowing the insertion of a Watch, oppositel)T disposed projections on the sides of the casing near one end of said opening for gripping the Watch stem to hold it against movement in the casing, the edges of the casing adjacent to said projections presenting opposed notches to accommodate a Watch stem and means carried by the casing for attaching it in a pocket.

.PHILIP H. NQLTING. 

